The dogs will be placed through agencies partnered with the Humane Society’s Dog Fighting Rescue Coalition, but with the sheer number of dogs rescued the Humane Society will need new partners.

According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), it will be several months before the dogs will be available for adoption as they are considered evidence in the investigation in the dog fighting ring.

Those interested in adopting any of the rescued pit bulls should contact The Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA directly and not a local agency. Anyone who wants to donate to the care of the animals can also visit these agencies websites.

The Auburn Police Department has been inundated with calls from people looking for their missing pit bulls.

The ASPCA said dog fighting rings typically breed their own dogs and don’t use stolen pit bulls.

The Humane Society said it is largely a myth that stolen pit bulls are being used in dog fighting rings.

“These dogs are usually from known bloodlines,” Daisy Balawejder, dog fighting rescue coalition coordinator for the Humane Society said. “It really wouldn’t make sense for them to take dogs and move them into these populations.”